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How India's Economy Can Break the Mold
Season 11 Episode 17
Breaking the Mould: India’s Untraveled Path to Prosperity is a big new book by the economists Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba. The book is both a crit…
2 years, 4 months ago
What Rahul Gandhi Wants
Season 11 Episode 16
The third phase of India’s 44-day long polls took place this week with voting held in 94 constituencies across 12 states. Thus far, the elections hav…
2 years, 4 months ago
Inside the BJP Campaign
Season 11 Episode 15
The incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered this election as the clear favorite with every single pre-election…
2 years, 4 months ago
The Great Indian Poverty—and Inequality—Debate
Season 11 Episode 14
As India heads to the polls, a new chapter is being written in a very old debate about poverty and inequality in India. This debate has been stirred …
2 years, 4 months ago
Previewing India's 2024 General Election
Season 11 Episode 13
In just a few days, India’s eighteenth general elections will get underway with voting in the first phase kicking off on April 19. Between April 19 a…
2 years, 5 months ago
Is India Ready to Launch?
Season 11 Episode 12
On March 11, the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization conducted the maiden test of its Agni-V MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable…
2 years, 5 months ago
Decoding the Indian Economy
Season 11 Episode 11
It seems wherever you turn these days, there are stories about India’s status as the fastest growing major economy in the world. Its growth rates rem…
2 years, 5 months ago
Savarkar, In His Own Words
Season 11 Episode 10
In today’s India, there are few historical figures whose writing and thinking help explain the current ideological zeitgeist more than Vinayak Damoda…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Citizenship Amendment Act's Next Chapter
Season 11 Episode 9
A few weeks ago, the Indian government formally notified the rules implementing the controversial 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA. The law pro…
2 years, 5 months ago
Eating India, One State at a Time
Season 11 Episode 8
Zac O’Yeah is a Swedish novelist, rock musician, and author of the Majestic Trilogy—a trio of detective stories set in his adopted home of Bengaluru.…
2 years, 6 months ago